Global Patent Index - EP 0173605 A2

EP 0173605 A2 19860305 - Methods and apparatus for measuring thermal neutron decay characteristics of earth formations.

Title (en)

Methods and apparatus for measuring thermal neutron decay characteristics of earth formations.

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Eigenschaften von Erdformationen mittels Messung der Abfallcharakteristik thermischer Neutronen.

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour mesurer des caractéristiques de formation géologiques par décroissance de neutrons thermiques.

Publication

EP 0173605 A2 19860305 (EN)

Application

EP 85401475 A 19850718

Priority

US 63315584 A 19840720

Abstract (en)

Methods for measuring thermal neutron decay characteristics of earth formations include the steps of irradiating an earth formation with a discrete burst of fast neutrons, detecting indications of thermal neutron concentration in the formation during a sequence of discrete time gates, determining the zeroth order moment of the indications during the sequence of discrete time gates, and determining the first order moment of the indications during the sequence of discrete time gates, in order to obtain the desired thermal neutron decay characteristic of the earth formation.

IPC 1-7

G01V 5/10

IPC 8 full level

G01V 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01V 5/105 (2013.01 - EP US); G01V 5/107 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0173605 A2 19860305; EP 0173605 A3 19901205; US 4600838 A 19860715

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85401475 A 19850718; US 63315584 A 19840720